A blade of grass

This is a poem by Brian Pattern from his book Love Poems. I read this many years ago and have never forgotten its importance. It needs no introduction or explanation. May I always accept a blade of grass as it’s the little tokens of love that mean the most, A blade of...

I received a funny email from my dad tonight about using the wrong word in a sentence. This reminded my Husband and I of funny things out son had come out with. When he was very young I asked him what a baby cow was called and he replied ‘a calf’ then I asked if he...

Welcome to my alter ego…..

Welcome to my alter ego….. I got a phone call out of the blue when I was 22 asking if I wanted to be in a tribute band. I think it was the most exciting phone call I’d ever had (apart from my now husband asking me if I wanted a June wedding after only have know...

Fairy tale beginning

 Friends and family used to say I would never find the kind of guy I was looking for as those types of  men only existed in fairy tales…..until one day                                                                      I met Mark on a farming/ country style dating...

Soft furnishing simulator

My child was bought a computer game called farming simulator for a Christmas present, due to my husband’s frustration at the way my son was running his virtual farm, he decided to have a go and do it properly. The game involves cultivating fields for hours at a time,...